Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter speaks out on Angel Reese drama with Robert Griffin III

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The daughter of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. has weighed in on the ongoing drama between WNBA star Angel Reese and former NFL quarterback and former ESPN host Robert Griffin III. 

King's daughter, Bernice King, responded to a post by Griffin that said, "We need more people ready to build bridges between us and not walls to divide us. 

"The only way to find unity is talking through our differences in opinion and life experiences to find the best way forward."

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Angel Reese of the Chicago Sky reacts during the second half of a game against the Washington Mystics at EagleBank Arena July 8, 2025, in Fairfax, Va.  (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

King wrote, "I agree. That’s why I suggest you call Angel Reese and stop posting about her."

King's post prompted a wave of viral reactions and debate by online users. 

Reese even shared a post from another user that referenced the situation.

"When MLK daughter gotta tell you to shut tf up talking about Angel," said the post Reese shared. 

Griffin claimed Thursday someone from the Chicago Sky star's "inner circle" told him the WNBA forward "hates" Caitlin Clark.

Griffin wrote several paragraphs on social media, first coming to the defense of Reese after a racist image of her NBA 2K26 appeared. He said there was "no place for racism in the world" and that Reese "should never be called or depicted as a monkey."

He added that he was quiet about Reese because of the hate he and his family received over the most recent discourse in May after a